-

NAVEX Global Names Sean Thompson President and Chief Operating Officer

original Sean Thompson joins NAVEX Global as president and chief operating officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

Sean Thompson joins NAVEX Global as president and chief operating officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAVEX Global®, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, has announced the appointment of Sean Thompson as president and chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Bob Conlin. Thompson has also been named to NAVEX Global’s board of directors.

Thompson’s responsibilities in this newly created role include leading go-to-market planning and execution as well as supporting customer success, product innovation and operational excellence strategies.

“Sean has a tremendously successful track record for scaling enterprise software and SaaS businesses across a range of disciplines including sales, services, partnerships and product,” said Conlin. “We’re excited to have him join our team as we continue to accelerate growth and expand into new markets and geographies.”

Thompson joins NAVEX Global from SAP, where he most recently served as executive vice president and general manager of SAP Procurement Network & Ecosystem and led the company’s strategy for business network and payments, including the Ariba Network. He was previously the chief revenue officer for SAP’s SMB cloud and ERP business. Thompson brings more than 20 years of experience working for both Fortune 500 technology companies and startups. Before joining SAP, Thompson was the CEO and co-founder of Nuiku, a natural language processing and artificial intelligence company. He also spent nearly 10 years at Microsoft in various leadership capacities and was a management consultant at Deloitte. Thompson earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and bachelor’s from Gonzaga University in Washington state.

About NAVEX Global

NAVEX Global is the worldwide leader in integrated risk and compliance management software and services. Our solutions are trusted by thousands of customers around the globe to help them manage risk, address complex regulatory requirements, build corporate ESG programs and foster ethical workplace cultures. For more information, visit NAVEX Global’s website and our Risk & Compliance Matters blog. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Contacts

Jillian Young, NAVEX-V2@v2comms.com

Industry:

NAVEX Global

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Jillian Young, NAVEX-V2@v2comms.com

More News From NAVEX Global

NAVEX Names Florian Haarhaus International General Manager

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced Florian Haarhaus has joined as the company’s International General Manager, reporting directly to CEO and president, Sean Thompson. As international general manager, Haarhaus is responsible for leading NAVEX’s international business, spearheading strategic initiatives to extend NAVEX solutions across high growth markets. Prior to joining NAVEX, Haarhaus was the General Manag...

NAVEX Announces Conflict of Interest On-Demand Disclosures, Addressing Ongoing Risk with Added Flexibility

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the launch of NAVEX One COI Disclosures on-demand disclosures. The new functionality enables organizations to receive and address conflicts of interest (COI) matters outside of annual campaigns, empowering them to respond to ongoing disclosures and risks as they happen. Many organizations complete annual campaigns to collect information about potential COIs and focus on a br...

NAVEX Launches NAVEX IRM Out-of-the-Box to Accelerate Third Party and IT Risk Management

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAVEX, the leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced the launch of its NAVEX IRM (Integrated Risk Management) Out-of-the-Box solutions. The new solutions are designed to help organizations quickly stand-up IT and third party risk management programs. Many companies are now fully digital or hybrid and subject to growing ransomware attacks. They also face skyrocketing cyber insurance premiums and a skills shortage. To help addre...
Back to Newsroom